Xeon E5502 vs A6-9210
Aggregate performance score
A6-9210 outperforms Xeon E5502 by a considerable 48% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2870 | 3115 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.00 | 0.25 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) | Gainestown (2009−2010) |
| Release date | 1 June 2016 (9 years ago) | 30 March 2009 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $95 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
A6-9210 and Xeon E5502 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 1.86 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 1.87 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1024 KB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 124.5 mm2 | 263 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 76 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1200 Million | 731 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A6-9210 and Xeon E5502 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 2 |
| Socket | FP4 | FCLGA1366,PLGA1366 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10-15 Watt | 80 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9210 and Xeon E5502. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Virtualization, | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | FMA4 | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 40 Bit |
Security technologies
A6-9210 and Xeon E5502 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-9210 and Xeon E5502 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9210 and Xeon E5502. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2133 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 144 GB |
| Max memory channels | 1 | 3 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 19.2 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R4 Graphics | N/A |
| iGPU core count | 3 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A6-9210 and Xeon E5502 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A6-9210 and Xeon E5502 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-9210 and Xeon E5502.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.71 | 0.48 |
| Recency | 1 June 2016 | 30 March 2009 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 80 Watt |
A6-9210 has a 47.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 700% lower power consumption.
The AMD A6-9210 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon E5502 in performance tests.
Be aware that A6-9210 is a notebook processor while Xeon E5502 is a server/workstation one.
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